St. Paul: Another man sentenced in gang rape of 14-year-old

Vang Tou Ger Vue was one of five men and four juveniles charged in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in St. Paul. (Ramsey County sheriff's office)

The man who admitted to raping a 14-year-old St. Paul girl in a calculated gang attack has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

The girl was trying to leave a party Nov. 17, 2011, when men dragged her out of a car and into a vacant house in the 200 block of White Bear Avenue in St. Paul. They hauled her into a bedroom and held her down on a mattress on the floor as she kicked and screamed.

Five other men waited their turn to attack as Vang Tou Ger Vue raped her, he said at his plea hearing.

Ramsey County District Judge Gregg Johnson sentenced Vue at a hearing Wednesday, Nov. 14. Vue pleaded guilty Oct. 3 of aiding and abetting first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and committing a crime for the benefit of a gang.

Vue, 19, was the fifth defendant, of nine charged, to plead guilty.

Vue said in response to questions from prosecutor Heidi Westby during the plea hearing that the men and boys involved all were associated with "Blood" gangs, including the True Blood 22s, the Blood Brothers and the Five Point Stars.

The gangs are involved in criminal activity, including auto theft, assault and rape, he said.

Johnson gave Vue credit for the 241 days he has served in jail. He must register as a predatory offender for the rest of his life. After he leaves prison, he will be on conditional release for 10 years.

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